Is it time to rethink how we page physicians? Understanding paging patterns in a tertiary care hospital

Is it time to rethink how we page physicians? Understanding paging patterns in a tertiary care hospital

Abstract Background Frequent pages can disrupt workflow, interrupt patient care, and may contribute to physician burnout. We hypothesized that paging volumes followed consistent temporal trends, regardless of the medical or surgical service, reflecting systems based issues present in our hospitals....

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Main Authors: Luke Witherspoon, Emily Nham, Hamidreza Abdi, Ali Dergham, Thomas Skinner, J. Stuart Oake, James Watterson, Luke T. Lavallée
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Medical education
Medical residency
Physician burnout
Physician paging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4844-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4844-0

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